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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
SIBYL'S MISTAKE;
OR,
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
BY the AuthOr Of "a GREAT MISTAKE"
"RosB OF THE WORLD" king CoPHR-
TuA, OR, RUBY NoRTH's LOVERS" sc.

zled. 81 should have thought you were
done with that sort of thing by this time,
Miss Kennedy
"But you see am only just beginning.
Aunt Anna wanted me to learn long,
long ago; but l was too fond of running
about with Dick Fanshawe and Ned and
Tom. Girls are so foolish when they are
young, added the eighteen year-old maid
en-, turning her two lambert brown eyes
upon her companion.
They stopped at the butchers while
Miss Kennedy gave her orders and Mark
admired her cleverness and pretty bust
nesslike air. And then they walked home,
as he had come, across the autumn fields
to the Rectory gate.
.sThe place looks changed" Mark said,
as he held the gate open for Sibyl. "But
it is pretty still, although the summer is
over"
"Yes, the summer is over" echoed the
girl, with a quick sigh that would not be
repressed-her summer had gone with
Percival, only to return when he return
ed, and sometimes it was hard to be brave
and to look forward to years and years
Of lonely waiting-"the leaves are begin
ming to fall"
They went into the parlor to give an &C
count of themselves to Lady Anna. Sibyl
pulling off her hat, knelt down for few
moments by her side to tell her what a
pleasant walk home she had had.
When she stood up, she went to the fire
and spread her hands to the blaze, and
then she lifted her eyes to Percivafs por-
trait and breathed out, unheard, fond
little word or two.
any dsrling!" she whispered, "Sibyrs
own darling|
81 hope Sibyl's piano does not disturb
you, Mr.. Breton, in the morning2" Lady
Anna said, few days later. "She has
had it moved as far rs possible from the
study. But, if you find that it interferes
at all with your work"
Mark FASTENED to assure Lady Anna
that he had not heard a sound. He found
out afterwards in what room the piano
had been placed-it was the old school
room one, in which Amaranth and all her
sisters had strummed in their day-and
he learnt, by listening for its wooden
sounds,that Miss Kennedy was in the habit
of practising her scales and studies for
three hours before breakfast every morn
ing, to accomplish which task she got up
at six o'clock. He begged her once to
play for them in the evening; but Sibyl
refused.
IL am learning Schumann's SchylmPser
lied and 1r0umerei," she said; but / do
not know them well enough yet to ven
ture on them in public"
Miss Kennedy being so much in earnest
about her practising, and Mr.. Breton be-
ing equally determined to grind at his
books, it followed that they saw less Of
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18

The largest British garrison al any
station outside OF the United Kingdom
Is at Malta. and consists at presUnl Of
8, 500 officers aud men. Gibraiier comes
next HI'h 5.l50 But Gibraltar l. a much
smaller place than Malta, and soldiers
there are about as thick as sailors on
man-of-war. The total number Of Brit
ish troops In Egypt is only 800. In
Cape Colony and Natal there are 3 265
officers and men; LIZA at Hong Kong;
] 1857 In the Straits settlements. and ,465
At Halifax. n. 4 As a rule the colonies
do not pay anything toward the cost OF
the troops provided Tor their defense.
There are exceptions. however. Hong
Kong pays subsidy Of e22,OOO. Ceylon
e37 900, and Malta $4,000. Mauritus.
whose Garrison only numbers 53I. pays
el5.000 out Of the ESQ, 900 which the gar
rison costs annually.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
An Elegant Substitute

For OILS, Salts, Pills and ali kinds Of bitter and
nauseous Liver Medicines and Cathartics is
the very agreeable liquid fruit remedy. Syrup
of Figs. its advantages are eyidcnt-it IL
more easily taken, more Ucc 'ptablc to the
stomach, more pleasantly effective, und more
truly beneficial to the system than any other
remedy. Recommended by lcadin phvs.
clans. and for sale in 10 cent and 81 bottles by
+. Kalteyer 4 Son.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18

Omaha dame-"Oi all things, MIR
Blank, the dry goods man. has bought
that beautiful house aeru,s TIE way"
Omahs man ale can we'll AFFORD TO.
He IL worth milllnn." ~ by, wh' lett
IL to hin?'' IN ,hody. IT, mHdr " In
his business" Il don't see tuw. ties
always selling goods d low cost" ~
Omaha World
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18

Why will you cough when ShiiUh's
Cure will give immediate relief. Price
10 cts. 80 cts. md 81. For sale BY
Bowling & Flood. l3.6m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18

MA and reliable Medicines are the best
WV todepend upon. Acker's Blood FL
ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm
purities of the Blood. In every form of Scrof.
ulous, Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases, it is
invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no equal.
For Sale by Ragland & Kennedy. ly
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
"Don't M AIRY Hin1!"

HE is such tickle, inconstant fellow,
you will never be happy with him. said Es-
theirs friends when they learned OF her en-
gagement to young man who bore the
reputation of being q sad fiirt. Esther,
however, knew that her lover had good
qualities, and she was willing to take the
risk. In nine cases out of ten it would have
proved mistake; but Esther was an IN.
common girl and to every ones surprise
Fred made q model husband. How was
it? WE'LL Esther had cheerful, sunny
temper and a great deal OF tact. Then she
enjoyed perfect health and was always so
sweet neat and wholesome that Fred found
his home most pleasant, and his own wife
more agreee BILE. than any other being. AS
the year passed and he saw other women
OF Esther's age grow sickly, faded and
querulous, he realized more and more that
he had"a jewel Of wife" Good health was
half the secret of Esther's success. She re.
tanned her vitality and good looks, beca use
she warded off feminine weaknesses and
ailments by the use OF DR.. Pierce's Favor.
lite Prescription.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
History of Modern Shorthand.

The tercentenary of the introduce
ton of modern shorthand has just
been celebrated in London by an in
ternational congress of shorthand
writer's. WHAT'S called modern short
hand originated with Timothy Bright,
an NJ. D. Of Cambridge, practicing in
London, and subsequently rector of a
parish to which he was presented by
Queen Elizabeth. 1t 1886 he published
St. Paul's Epistle to Titus in his system
of shorthand, and year later he pub
lished the system itself 1t 1889
"Mistress Jane Seager, Virgin" pub
lished a volume of ten poems, called
"The Prophecies of the .Sibylls,' in
Brights system, and dedicated it to
"The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth" So
far as is known these are the first
books ever published in any system of
shorthand. There are now $50 differ
ent systems in existence. This year
is also the jubilee of the introduction
in 1887 of the system Of Isaac Pitman,
which first popularized shorthand, and
the congress celebrated that event.
The earl of Rosebery was president of
the congress, and the lord mayor had
it's members to luncheon at the Man
sion house.--NelD York Sun.
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All.PaDer Cigars.

smokers will be interested to know
that not a thousand miles from Albany
there is a firm which makes large
quantities of paper for this avowed
purpose. The plan of operation is
said to be this: The paper, on reach
ing the tobacco warehouse, is repeat
eddy soaked in a strong decoction of
the plant. 1t is then cut up and
pressed in moulds which give TO each
sheet the venation of the genuine
leaf tobacco. So close is the imitation
that expert tobacco men and habitual
smokers have been deceived. At a
recent gathering in this city cigars
made from this paper tobacco were
passed around and declared excellent.
Many of those present declared the
cigars were made from rare brands,
and so we'll was the imitation carried
out that one man actually insisted that
there could be no mistake about the
cigars being genuine tobacco.--Albany
EEpress,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
River Superstitions,
st. Louis Republican.


"Among the peculiar features of
steamboat life on the Mississippi be-
fore the war; said Col. Dean OF
Hurst's to q Republican reporter re-
GENTLY" the signs and omens in
which every steamboatman had the
most implicit faith. A gray horse on
board the boat made all the hands
and all the passengers who knew any
thing about the superstition, uneasy
to the end of the trip, or until the
equine Jonah had reached its destina
ton. never heard of disaster with
which a gray horse was connected, but
the belief in their bad luck got started
somewhere. Another superstition,
which was hardly superstition be-
cause I never saw it fail to come true,
was that, if one steamboat disaster
occurred, two others would follow i'll
week or two. We always felt very
anxious when a steamboat was burn
ed, blown up or sunk, as
we would always think, 1T
like for you to notice that and see
how singularly true it is. Only a
short time ago the Simms went to the
bottom at Memphis. Within two
weeks the Duncan was sunk by an
other boat below Cincinnati, and the
third steamer-I've forgotten it's
name-was lost still farther down the
Ohio. The deck hands were all Irish
in those days. and they formed the
hotbeds of river superstition. But
the negroes of to-day are about as
bad. If they see rat jump offs boat
before leaving the wharf they won't
make the trip for any consideration.
/ was on the river a good many years
and ran several trips with Mark
Twain, or Sam Clemens, as we knew
him then. He was good story teller
and number one good fellow at all
times. But there was nothing smutty
about his yarns. He was always re-
fined in his language, even when a
young man. It used to be our de.
light to get up in the pilot house and
listen to Sans jokes and hear Eb
Hughes play the fiddle Eli couldn't
play bur to1 tunes-sGlt Off'n Dat
f.cs and Hell on the Wabash
by alternating the two he and Sam
could manage to get up quite an en-
tertainment,"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
How Business Methods are Learn

The following is taken from the Farm,
Stock and Home.
A recent visit to, and an examination of
the c. c. Curtiss Business Colleges. located
in Minneapolis and St. Paul. revealed the
fact that these institutions were practical
ly two busy cities, doing large and varied
business with each other in all kinds OF
commodities and subject to all the con-
ditions and requirements OF trade between
real cities. All this business is transacted
by correspondence and every letter is re-
quired to be written grammatically and
in proper business form. Ordering goods,
filling orders, collecting accounts through
banks; giving discounting and paying
bank notes, in fact every possible detail
or necessity which can arise i'll
business is here provided for. These dual col
sessed by no other single college or chain of
them, and that is. both ends OF the line
are under the personal supervision OF the
same instructor. The contiguity OF the
two cities makes this possible yet SO far as
the merchants in each city are concern.
ed they are as if thousand miles apart.
To avoid any further enlargement on
this particular feature, we will say that
during Mr.. Curtiss' long experience in and
deep study OF business education he has
ever striven for the highest practicability,
tanned it. Mr.. Curtiss is too wise to guar
antee to complete a students course in q
given time but it is safe to say that when
the student leaves his college it is as a
merchant, banker, or whatever other bust
ness he may have studied for.
As schools OF penmanship we regard
these as being quite as near perfection as
possible. The high excellence in this art is
here possessed by instructors who have the
rare faculty OF imparting their gifts in a
manner both pleasing and effective. Tele-
graphing shorthand and type-writing are
made important adiuncts to these excel
lent schools.
The highest praise which can be given to
these schools is to say that they are rapid
ly growing in favor; the attendance is
larger now than ever before at this season,
and after seeing so many more excellent
features than we have time to describe, we
cannot wonder at this evidence Unpopular
ity and success. We heartily commend
Mr.. Curtiss and his methods OF instruc-
ton to our country boys and girls who
want to know more OF the great business
world.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10

That peacefully disposed young bear
which Thomas Strong presented to the
city is kept chained In the deer pad
dock at the city park. The other day
it broke it's chain and started in to have
venison dinner. 1t ran after the
deer till the young buck turned on it
and combed it's fur with his horns, and
kicked it ON the snout and made the
blood run, and finally the bear initiated
Zaccheus and climbed tree, while the
buck stood guard at the bottom with
fire in his eyes and frothing at the
mouth with rage. The brief associa-
ton of that bear with the pious colony
at Metlakahtla it seems did not eradi-
cate all the savage nature of the brute.
But it will probably wait till it is big
ger before it tries to eat that buck
again.-Portl0nd Oregoni0n.
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"Swear Him In

A good story is told of Editor Frank
Hatton, who is to have q New York
newspaper, as was first told exclusive
ly to the Sun. When he was Is years
old his father published country news.
paper in Iowa. Frank set up the edi-
torials, which for days and days to-
gether in the spring of 81 were head
ed with such stirring appeals as ''To
Armsr TO the 'FRONT.'" and cen
Avantr' At last Frank took it into
his head that the editorials might be
meant for him. too. So he run away
to Des Moines to enlist. For three
days he had waded through mud and
rain, and when the recruiting officer
said he was too young to enlist with
out the consent of his father, he was
glad, for he wanted to go home and
get dry. Instead of sending word for
his return, however, the country editor
had the courage of his convictions, and
wired back; "Swear him in" And he
was sworn in, and served four years
gallantly.-N. Y. Sun.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
The Birthplace OF Bonanzas.

The site of the old Consolidated
Virginia mill is to be used henceforth
as a dump for waste rock, the mill
having been torn down and moved
elsewhere. Perhaps there is not an
other mill in the world that has turned
into the Golfers Of commerce so many
dollars as this one has. From beneath
its stamps Mackay picked up, it is
said, $50, OO0, 900, and Fair, Flood, and
O'Brien each nearly as much. Hun
dreds of others were made enormously
rich, and thousands of miners and en-
ployes have received excellent wages
for number of years. Now the mill
is pulled down and the site used for a
waste dump. ITO what base uses do
we come at last!"-Reno, (Neo) Ga
zette.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
Death in the Wire.

'"There Is death in the electric light
wire" Thus spoke a prominent cleo
trician OF this city recently. 1.-THE
worst OF 1t is the danger is increasing
daily" he continued, "and the public
should be aware OF it. The longer the
wire is in service the greater is the
danger. Something should be done,
and the quicker the better. You may
rest assured that nothing will be done
by the electric light companies until
the public compels them to act. The
trouble is the American people are
long suffering. They pay little heed
to probable dangers and only act
when the dire result of their needless
ness is made manifest. No one will
deny that the electric light wires which
run along Chestnut street are each
charged with electricity SUI
icient in strength to kill dozens
of men. The only safeguard
is the thin insulating covering on
the wires. In hundreds of places the
heavily charged elongated death traps
run within easy reach of the people
in their houses and stores. Children
can lean out of the second story win.
dows and touch them in many places,
as can and do thousands of working
men and girls in mills and workshops.
There are several ways in which the
current might be turned from
the wire sufficiently to cause
death. They may talk as they
please about perfect and lasting insu.
lation, but every electrician knows
that exposure to the weather, the
swaying OF wires against trees and the
dragging OF telegraph and telephone
wires across the coating of the electric
| light wire is bound to iniure and final
ly to wear it away. The wires have
been up long enough to render the in.
sulatlon rotten, and 1t is getting worse
every day. That is why l say the dan.
ger is increasing
Should wire become detached from
a pole and left to swing near the
street, as has been the case several
times, and should man chance to
touch the wire at point where the
insulation was imperfect, he would be
killed instantly. Should man press
the point of q penknife through the
covering, as could easily be done, the
chances are ten to one that he would
end his life at that instant; or should
one of the many people at second
story windows touch wire where the
insulation was bad the same fatal re-
suit would follow.
lii case of fire the danger is very
great to firemen. Cutting and drag
ging telephone wire down frequently
wears off the insulation. Now, sup
pose a fireman standing on the wet
ground and holding nozzle of pipe
against charged electric light wire
at a point where the insulator was
impurfect. The connection to the
ground through the stream OF wat CT
to the fireman would be almy.st per-
tect and death would surely follow"
Philadelphia News.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
MORRISON Il. WAITE.

The court meets at noon. In the
robing room adjacent to the court
room, each member before making
his appearance puts on a black silk
robe which completely covers his per
son from neck to foot. Standing in
the door of the court room the United
States Marshal announces in stento-
rian tones: THE Honorable, the Chief
Justice and the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court of the United
States of America" Immediately
from behind screen appears slowly,
the chief justice and associates, taking
their places in the order of seniority to
the right or left of the chief justice
The members of the bar present arise
as the court files in and when its men,
bers are seated the bench and bar sa-
lutte each other with profound bow
Then the Marshals voice is heard:
"Oyez, oyez, Oyer; the Honorable, the
Supreme Court of the United States is
now assembled in session. God
preserve the United States of Amer
lea. Let order be preserved Instantly
quiet reigns. and the clerk begins to
call the cases On the docket.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
JOHN NJ, HARLAN,

Joseph P. Bradley, one of the As
sociate Justices of the United States
Supreme Court was born at Berne in
the Stats Of New York in 1913. He
attended the common schools but
graduated from Rutgers College, New
Jersey in 1886. He was admitted to
the bar at Newark in that State in
1899. He had a very large and lu-
crative practice. He was formerly a
Wing in politics, took an active part
in sustaining the government during
the war for the Union. For twenty
years, from 1850 to 1876, he was en-
gagged in many important legal cases.
He was appointed to the position he
now holds by President Grant, March
p, 1870. Justice Bradley is the Oldest
man on the bench, being in his 18th
year.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
STANLEY MATTHEW'S.

John NJ. Harlan, one of the Asso-
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, was born in Ken
lucky, and is about Sc years of age.
His father was a Wing and was At
torney-General of the State of Ken
lucky from 1850 to 1863. He received
a liberal legal education but early in
the struggle for the Union entered the
service of his country as Colonel of
10th Kentucky Infantry. He was
elected Attorney General of the State
in 1863, and entered upon the dis
charge of its duties. He was prom
inent in the politics of the State and
had large legal practice. In 1877 he
was appointed by President Hayes to
the position he now holds. Justice
Harlan is man of very commanding
presence.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
JOSEPH L. BRADLEY.

Stephen j. Field, one of the Asso-
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, was born in Had
dam, Connecticut, in 1916 He after
wards removed to New York and
studied law with his brother David
Dudley Field. In 1S49 he removed to
California and in 1850 was elected a
member of the Legislature of that
State. In 1857 he was elected a Judge
of the State Supreme Court. In 1859
he was chosen Chief Justice of Cali
fornia. In 1868 he was appointed by
President Lincoln to the position he
now holds. Justice Field is the third
member of the court in his list year.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
SANnTL F, MILLER.

Morrison r. Waite, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court OF the United
States, was born at Lyme, Connect
cut, Nov. %, 1916. He graduated at
Yale College in 1897, and entered up
on the study of the law. He after
wards moved to Ohio, and began to
practice at Maumee City in that State.
In l849 he was elected a member OF
the Ohio State Legislature, and moved
to Toledo in 1850. In 1871 and 1872
be was one of the counsel of the Unit
ed States before the Arbitration tri-
bunal at Geneva, Switzerland. In
1873 he presided over the constitutional
convention of the State of Ohio, and
on January 81, 1864 he was appointed
by President to the position he now
holds.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10

The Old Silver Spoon.
How fresh in my mind are the days OF my
sickness,
When tossed me in pain, all fevered and
sore;
The burning. the nausea. the sinkin. aud
weakness,
And even the old spoon that my medi-
cine bore.
The old silver spoon, the family spoon,
The sick-chamher spoon that my med
icine bore.
How 10th were my iever-parched lips to re-
ceive it,
How pauseous the stuff that it bore to
my tongue,
And the pain at my inwards, oh, naught
could relieve it,
Though tears OF disgust from my eyehalls
it wrung.
The old silver spoon, the medicine
spoon,
How awful the stuff that it left on my
tongue.
Such is the effect of nauseous, gripping med
icines which make the sick-room memory
OF horror. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Puragtive
Pellets, on the contrary, are small. sugar.
coated easy to take, purely vegetable and
perfectly effective. % cents o vial.
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MARKETs.

CHlcAGo:-W Wheat, No. 2, spring, 68Xc; No. B.
spring, 67hc No. 2, red, 7Ohc. Corn, No 2, Ale
Oats, No. 2, csc. Rye, No. 2. 47c. Barley, No
prime: $2.28. Mess pork, $15.25. Lard
$6.371 per 100.
DULUTH:-Wheat No. /, hard, 71Hc.
Wheat. No. /, hard, csc; No.
1. Northern, 64Xc; No. 2, Northern, 5SAc Bran
80. 80 to S9.75. Corn, 80 to 39Ec Oats mix
ed, 20 to 26c, Barley, No. 2, 40 to 55c. Flax
seed csc. Mixed teed, SLABS to $14.75. Hay
$S.OOto $1,000.
ST. PAUL;-Wheat. No. /, hard, Toe; No. 1,
Northern. &c., No. 2, Northern, &c. Corn, No
white. 26c. Barley, No. 2, CSC; No. 3, 4Oc to
5Oc. Rye. No. 2. 41c. Ground feed, No. /
S14.75. Cornmeal, unbolted, x14.5O. Baled
hay, 5000; No; 2, $500 to 800: Timothy
MILwAUKEE:-Wheat, 69Hc. Corn, No. 3, 41c
Oats, No 2, white, 27zc. Rye. No ], 49hc
Lard, $685.. Butter Butte dairy, is to 1 Sc Gsss
15h to Ice. Cheese, IL to 11Hc.
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Charles Haidsieck, OF Reims, France

son of the founder Of the famous
champagne h ouso, tells the Californi-
ans that their State will in a few years
be the chief source of supply of the
red wines to all parts of the world.
His firm exports to great Britain.
America, ETC., from 100000 to 800.
900 barrels of champagne every year,
and is year by year gradually increas-
ing it's sales.